However, with the glasses left in their case backstage, the Dutch dynamo produced a magical show at The Hydro to revive his campaign.

Barney’s brilliant 7-4 win over Phil Taylor rewarded the blind faith of his Tartan Army and also made the superstar consider if he ever needs to wear the glasses again.

Raymond van Barneveld

Ahead of his clash with compatriot Michael van Gerwen in front of 9,000 in Dublin tonight, Barney hinted that the specs will be binned.

He told Record Sport’s Oche Talky show : “I started getting tired during the match against Stephen Bunting at the World Championships and I lost vision.

“But in Glasgow I felt okay. If you look back to the first two legs, I was wondering if I could do anything right in this Premier League. I was happy to fight back. To beat the best player in the world was big for me. Had I lost, I was out. Maybe I need this tension.

“Beating Phil and getting to five points means I’m still in there fighting.”

Van Gerwen, though, is looking to cement his position at the top.

Michael Van Gerwen and Raymond Van Barneveld when they held an exhibition night in Kilmarnock (Image: Sandy Ferguson)

He said: “Raymond will be confident after beating Phil last week and is a fantastic player but I will be the huge favourite. I’ll just play my game.”

Van Barneveld could do with other results going his way tonight.

Fellow relegation candidate Stephen Bunting meets world champion Gary Anderson and is looking to bounce back from seeing a 5-1 lead slip away as he drew with Scots star Peter Wright.

Anderson, who sits second, is flying after his homecoming Hydro win and said: “The pressure’s off me and I can relax a bit. I was pleased to get a win in Glasgow.”